12/4/2024 12:21:44 AM	ADLTED 746 Course Outline as of Fall 2022	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ADLTED 746	Title:  INTRO TO PLAN READING
Full Title:  Introduction to Plan Reading for Building Trades
Last Reviewed:2/7/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	0	Lecture Scheduled	0		16 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	0	Lab Scheduled	2.50		4 min.	Lab Scheduled	40.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.50			Contact Total	40.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 40.00

Title 5 Category:  Non-Credit
Grading:  Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:  27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
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Catalog Description:

This course introduces students to reading and interpreting construction plan views, section cuts, elevations, and details for construction purposes. Students will learn to accurately apply measurements in drawings to varying scales and estimate material quantities for projects from building plans.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of ADLTED 744; AND Course Completion of ADLTED 721 OR ADLTED 722

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course introduces students to reading and interpreting construction plan views, section cuts, elevations, and details for construction purposes. Students will learn to accurately apply measurements in drawings to varying scales and estimate material quantities for projects from building plans.

(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of ADLTED 744; AND Course Completion of ADLTED 721 OR ADLTED 722
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Identify basic and standard symbols on building plans used in the construction trades.

2.  Demonstrate an understanding of architectural and engineering scaled drawings and details.

3.  Calculate simple construction quantities from building plans.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Read and interpret basic plan views sections cuts, elevations, and details for construction purposes

2. Accurately measure from drawings and details of varying scales

3. use details in plans to estimate quantities for materials needed to construct a project

Topics and Scope

I. The Drawing Set

    A. Basic components of construction drawings

    B. Title block

    C. Border

    D. Drawing area

    E. Revision block

    F. Legend

II. Types of Construction Drawings

    A. Civil plans

    B. Architectural plans

    C. Structural plans

    D. Mechanical plans

    E. Plumbing/Piping plans

    F. Electrical plan

    G. Fire protection plans

    H. Specifications

    I. Request for information

III. Scale

    A. Architectural scales

    B. Engineering scales

IV. Symbols, Line, and Notations

    A. Abbreviations, symbols, and keynotes

    B. Using gridlines to identify plan locations

    C. Dimensions

V. Estimating Quantities

    A. Measurements

    B. Calculating estimates of quanitites

Assignments:

1. Weekly quizzes (6 - 8)

2. Exercises in estimating construction quantity from a respresentative commercial project (2 - 4)

3. Exercises in estimating construction quantity from a representative residential project (2 - 4)

4. Group problem-solving activities interpreting a variety of different plans (6 - 8)

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 55 - 100%
In-class exercises in interpreting a variety of different plans; exercises in estimating construction quantity from commercial and residential plans
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 10%
Skill assessment
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 35%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor and department prepared materials

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